Lubricating system



,A. w. Down LUBR'ICATING SYSTEM Filfid May 19, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet lATTORNEY WITNESS:

V ftiiNi Patented June 17, 1924.

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'QllZlZG n. of A the 5 United States residing at S iinny side inthecounty of carbonflan'd Statepf- Utah, have invented new, andirsi'efulImprovements ii -Lubricating Systems, of'which the v followingisaspecilicatioii. 1 .3 Thissinvention relates to' lubricating systems andhas for its object the provision of novelmeans t'or maintaining theproper oil level within aninternal combustion engine, particularlythoseused in; automobiles, the

evice being. however capable jof em l y menti: in conjunction with steamengines.

,An important. object is the provision of lubricating canslwhichincludes an oil rese ryoirmounted as'an nuiiiliary or accessory, toftheengine andequipped'with means forpepniitting oil toflow from thereservoir into the crank case of the enginewhen de sired.v M innadditional object is the provision of lubricating means of thischaracterwhichjis capable of modi-fication for use underdi'ft'erentconditions and which will he simple and inexpensiveto manufacture andinstall, easy 'to operate, a great time and "labor saverand a generalimprovement in the art.

.lYith'the above and other objects and ad- 30 vantages in view theinvention consists in, the details of construction to be here naftermore fully described and ulaimecl'and illustrated in,theaccompanyingdrawings, in

which: 1

Figure l is a view through a portion of an automobile showing the enginethereof and illustrating one form of my device in applied position,

Fi ure 2 is a vertical sectional view through this form of my device,

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing a modified form andFigure 4 is a vertical section therethrough.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the oil container and Figure 6 is a detail.

Referring more particularly to the drawings the letter A designates aportion of an automobile and ll represents the engine which is hereillustrated as being of a very popular type but which might be of anyother make as my invention is adapted for use in connection with anyengine which carries a supply of oil within its crank case C. Incz'irrying out my system I provide a recepta-. cle ll) of sheet metal orother suitable mate- 1 231. sensitive.snared? .1 1V3. rial and-01f anydesired size sha e,- wlnch. receptacle 1s of amore or less we like 18-tui'e atits bottmnaiid connected with erankcase fi the engine below; thenormal o1l. level. by meansgojf a pipe 1].- provided with a'jche'ckvalve 12. The receptacle 10 provided with any suitable" means for;mounting 1t at any convenient. location on; the ,frame'or other portionof the automobile and in order to permit changing of the nor mal oillevel to suitthe notions. of main N divid'ual owner "it is preferable"thatfthe mounting be adjustable su'eh as 'ils'g disclosed at' 13.f The11eceptaiel;e 10 isof greater size at f its top than at its bottom, soas to con-j stitutea properv support for a container 14 whielij niay bea glass jar, bottle; can orfthe' like and which disposed in thereceptacle: 10 in inverted positioiiwith'its neck 15 ex; tendingpartlyinto the well.

The? control meansjcom'prises a cu fie" which is locatedwithi n' the wenportionot the receptacle and 'iv'liich is carried: by" an elongatedhandle,.17'- which extendsl 'up wardly to any desired height and which'lllilyn 1fpreferr'ed;'hav'e connected therewith a flexible memberfrod,or the likin clica'ted.

at"1 8-"which 'm'ay lead to any convenient point on the dash "of thevehiclefto' be grasped by the operator for moving the cup 16'. Thefmouthofjithe container 1s in the sani e'kplaiie with the normal or proper oilleve'l'in the"crank case but by shifting the position or the entiredevice by means of its support 13 it isg a-pparent that the mouth may beraised or lowered so as to raise or lower the normal oil level. i

In the operation it will be seen that whenever it is desired toreplenish the oil supply within the crank case. the engine should beidle and the car should be standing level. The operator then moves thecup 16 downwardly out of engagement with the mouth of the container andoil within the container will then flow into the well and pass throu hthe pipe 11 into the crank case. When t e level in the crank case is inthe same plane as the mouth of the container, the flow of oil willautomatically ceaseand the cup 16 is then brought up into engagementwith the neck of the container so that more oil cannot How into thecrank case when the engine is subsequently operated or when the car runsdown hill, sways or performs other movements.

trained thereover which has one end connected with the conits other InFigures 3 and 4 I have shown a modilied form of the device in which thecon tainer itself is movable instead of stationary as in the firstdescribed form. In this variation I provide a cup like receptacle 20which may be formed integrally with the crank case or formed separatelyand mounted thereon or thereadjacent and necessarily communicatingtherewith either directly or through a pipe. This receptacle is arrangedbelow the normal levelof oil in the crank case. In conjunction with thereceptacle I use a container 21 of suitable materlal having an outletneck and this container is of course initially supported within anysuitable frame indicated at 22 Which will not only prevent it from beingdamaged but will also operate to guide it when it 1s moved. 1

- The movement of the container to bring it out of engagement with thecup 20 so that oil will flow thereinto may be effected by any one of awide variety of means, though a convenient method is to provide. apulley 24 located at any suitable point and having a flexible tainer andwhich has its other end connected with a short rod 26 slidable throughthe dash of the vehicle and equipped at one end with an operating ringor button 27 and at end with a stop 28.

In the o eration of this form it will be seen thatw en it is desired toreplenish the oil supply in the engine, the operator grasps the handlemember 27 and exerts a pull which results in lifting the container 21 sothat theoilth erein will flow into the cup 20 and thence into the crankcase. When the oil level in the crank case reaches normal, it will reachthe mouth of the containerand sealitso that further flow will beprevented.

filled with oil and may be member 25' The inverted container is thenallowed to move downward into the cup.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will beapparent that I have thus provided a simply constructed and easilyinstalled and operated lubricating device which will be a manifestadvantage in point oi simplicity and convenlence.

Vhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of theinvention it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right tomake such changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts aswill not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of thesubjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention 1 claim:

1. In a lubricating device for engines, a receptacle connected andcon'nnunicating with the crank case of the engine to be lubricated. acontainer mounted above and adapted to discharge into said receptacle,and means for controlling outlet of oil from the container. said meanscomprising a cup member disposed below the mouth of the invertedcontainer and movable into and out of engagement therewith, and a handleon said cup member.

52. In a lubricating device for engines, a re ceptacle connected andcommunicating with the crank case of the engine, a container mountedwithin said receptacle in inverted position whereby its outlet will bedisposed downwardly, and a manually movable cup telescoped upon thelower end of the coin tainer and normally seating there-against toprevent discharge of the contents, said cup having its. sidewall formedwith holes.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ANDREW W. DOWD.

